Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 22:55:51 -0700 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Making a 56K Modem Pool Message-ID: <SAK.2000.01.22.jsaqmbaq@webserver>
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On 01/22/2000 7:50:23 PM, "Steve Morrow" wrote: >Two 56k modems connected together will not connect higher than 33.6. All >56k modems are "one way" they only achieve those speeds downstream, not up. >In order to communicate at those speeds you would need to use a different >technology. Would the following quote from "Running a Perfect Internet Site with Linux" by Dee-Ann LeBlanc be applicable? "If you want to move up to the next step faster in connections (ISDN, which is discussed in a moment), but it is far too expensive, another alternative may be to use two 56K modems and two standard phone lines. Using a technique called EQL load balancing, you can then use the two phone lines together to double your bandwidth ( if your service provider supports this)." -duke To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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